'MEIdanclar' Rose

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'MEIdanclar' rose Description

My HMF:

'Candy Sunblaze ™ (miniature, Meilland 1991)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of JC Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Candy Meillandina
• Candy Sunblaze ™
• Romantic Meillandina
• Romantique Meillandina

HMF Ratings:

29 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Deep pink Miniature.
Registration name: MEIdanclar
Exhibition name: Candy Sunblaze ™ (miniature, Meilland 1991)

Origin:

Discovered by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 1988).
Introduced in France by Meilland et Cie in 1988 as 'Candy Sunblaze'.
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1992 as 'Candy Sunblaze'.

Class:

Miniature.

Bloom:

Fuchsia / magenta - pink. Mild fragrance. 85 to 95 petals. Average diameter 2.5". Medium, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Ovoid buds.

Habit:

Bushy. Glossy, dark green, leathery foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 18" to 2' (45 to 60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b and warmer. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.

Patents:

Australia - Application No: 1991/127 on 10 Dec 1991 VIEW PBR PATENT

Synonym: Candy Meillandina. Applicant: SNC Meillant et Cie.

United States - Patent No: PP 7,621 on 20 Aug 1991 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 07/508,710 on 3 Apr 1990

Inventors: Meilland; Alain A. (Antibes, FR)
The new variety of the present invention came into being as a spontaneous sport of the Meilarco variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,170) of unknown causation

Parentage:

sport of Lady Sunblaze

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